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Dog Poop to Power Park’s Street Lamp

Alexis Petru, July 15th, 2011

One dog’s waste is another man’s treasure? The Phoenix suburb of Gilbert is considering harvesting the power of poo, converting dog waste from a popular dog park into methane to power the park’s street lamp, The Arizona Republic reports. Dog owners at Cosmo Dog Park, which receives 600,000 visitors a year, would clean up after their pet using park-supplied biodegradable bags ... read more

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Tagged energy, fuel, organicwaste

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Lego Drops Deforestation After Greenpeace Pressure

Amanda Wills, July 15th, 2011

Lego has agreed to cut relations with supplier Asia Pulp and Paper (APP) in favor of packaging material certified by the Forest Stewardship Council. The move comes after increased criticism from Greenpeace last month for sourcing packaging materials from the Indonesian Rainforest. The environmental group also called out other toy companies - Hasbro, Mattel and Disney - for partnering with ... read more

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Is ‘Green Marketing’ Dead? Does It Matter?

Greenopolis, July 15th, 2011

This article was written by Anthony Zolezzi and originally posted on Mattermore.org. The online magazine, GreenBiz.com, carried an article recently by editor Joel Makower alleging that green marketing by companies is, in effect, dead, and included rebuttals from the heads of two firms that specialize in motivating consumers to make more beneficial choices. I won’t bother going into their ... read more

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